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Cornell and the University of Washington are both national leaders for sustainability movements on college campuses. In fact, they both made The Princeton Review’s 2017 Green College Honor Roll, in which schools must receive a score of 99 (the highest possible score) in a Green Rating tally.

University of Washington

Now, the two prestigious Universities are embarking on a joint sustainability effort, one that involves collaboration between their thriving Greek Communities. The University of Washington’s Green Greek Representative Program, led by the Director Talia Haller, and Cornell’s Greeks Go Green Program, led by President Emily Parish, plan to work together to create a sustainability rating system for Greek Chapters. They hope to use this rating system to create a baseline for chapters, help them target areas for improvement, and eventually improve the overall sustainability of Chapters.

However, the two programs aren’t stopping at individual chapter improvements. Thinking bigger, they want to use the rating system as a way to facilitate sustainability competitions between the two Greek Communities in the future, essentially promoting cross-nation sustainability collaboration and (friendly) competition.

Green Greek Director Talia Haller

Only in the beginning stages, this project aims to bring the two schools together around sustainability, set the bar high for other Greek Sustainability Programs, and promote greater collaboration between Greek Communities in general. “We’re very excited about working with Cornell’s Greeks Go Green Program,” said UW Green Greek Director Talia Haller. “We see collaboration as the key to success!”

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About the creation of the GGRP

In August 2015, the Green Greek Representative Program was developed to promote sustainability and environmental awareness within the Greek Community, to improve the environmental outcomes of Greek chapters, and to act as a network for Greek-wide “green” activism.